St. Mary’s School in Arcata will be closing its doors at the end of the school year due to low enrollment and escalating costs.

Twenty-six students currently attend the school, according to a press release from The Rev. Gerard Gormley, pastor of St. Mary’s Church. St. Mary’s School will close on June 15.

The decision to close the school comes after a lengthy evaluation process involving the finance council of St. Mary’s Church, the superintendent of Catholic schools of the Diocese of Santa Rosa and Bishop Robert Vasa, head of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, according to Gormley.

St. Mary’s School has been teaching students for 50 years, according to Gormley.